Babysitter Information Sheet Free Printable

Somehow there’s always chaos when I’m trying to get out the door and tell the babysitter everything she needs to know. That’s not an ideal situation for the babysitter or for me. To give myself some peace and to ensure our babysitter has the information she needs, I used a Babysitter Information Sheet when my children were younger. I’ve created a free printable Babysitter Information Sheet that you can download and use in your home for your peace of mind.

At a glance: A free printable babysitter information sheet with space for your home address, how to reach you, emergency contacts, each child’s age and bedtime, pets, and notes. It’s a free PDF when you sign up for Organized 31 Exclusive content. Fill it out before you leave, then review it together when your sitter arrives. It’s for any parent who wants the sitter to have everything in one spo

As a military family, we move every one to three years. That meant that I was always looking for a new babysitter. And for this mom, nicknamed “Safety Susan,” that was stressful. In the military community there were often events that we had to attend, so using a babysitter was a necessity, and family and friends were hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away.

It was important to me to make sure the babysitter had all the information she needed to keep my children safe and comfortable, and hopefully even happy. I learned the hard way on a dark, stormy night (yes, really) why you should have a babysitter checklist.

I picked up the babysitter and brought her to our house, so she didn’t know our address. I left our cell phone number written down for her. This was back when cell phones only made calls and most families had one for the family, not one for each member. Well, a storm came up, the power went out (in ancient 1950s base housing), and the babysitter didn’t know where our flashlights or candles were. My children were too young then to know, either. (I started leaving those out on the counter after that experience.) She called her mom. Her mom was going to come help her, but the babysitter didn’t know our street address. She reluctantly called us (she didn’t want to bother us), I told her where the flashlights were, and then we headed immediately home.Yikes!

That experience made me realize that telling the babysitter critical information (and sometimes forgetting to tell her) was not enough. I created a printed babysitter information sheet that contained all the information she would need in one spot. She no longer had to remember information given to her during the chaos of her arrival and our departure.

You don’t have to learn the hard way like I did. 

Babysitter Information Sheet

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Review the information sheet with your babysitter when she arrives. Leave it in a conspicuous location that your children can’t access. Make sure the babysitter knows where you’ve left the babysitter information sheet.

Have a wonderful time out on the town knowing that your children and babysitter are safe at home.

What’s on the Babysitter Information Sheet

Everything on this sheet came from that stormy night, so the questions a sitter is most likely to have are covered in one place:

• Home address and home phone number. This was the one my sitter didn’t have, and it’s exactly what a sitter needs if she has to call 911 or her own parents for help.
• How to reach us. Room for two cell numbers, where you’ll be, and when you’ll be home.
• Emergency contacts. Lines for police, fire, your children’s doctor (name and number), a neighbor (name and number), and one more trusted person.
• Children. Each child’s age and bedtime, with a spot for notes.
• Pets. Feeding times, walks, or anything the sitter should know about your animals.
• Notes. Open space for anything else your family needs your sitter to know.

A Few Extras I’d Write in the Notes Section

• Allergies and medications. Any food allergies, plus what medicine (if any) the sitter may give and when.
• The Poison Help line: 1-800-222-1222. It connects to your local poison center, any time of day, anywhere in the United States.
• Where the flashlights are. Learn from my storm! A flashlight and fresh batteries on the counter is a small thing that makes a big difference.
• House rules. Snacks that are okay, screen time, and the bedtime routine, so your sitter and your children are on the same page.

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